Cloning And Stem Cell News, Research and Resources - September 2007 Archives

Millipore Foundation Awards $500,000 Research Gift to the Harvard Stem Cell Institute (9/30/2007)

Millipore Corporation, a bioscience research and biopharmaceutical, is looking to gain an early shot at investments in upcoming stem cell research at the Harvard Stem Cell Institute by donating to its the Harvard Stem Cell Institute Seed Grant Program. ...> Full Article

Biologist starts studies on facial skin development (9/29/2007)

Researcher sets out to discover how craniofacial dermis develops in mouse embryos ...> Full Article

Genetic selection of target stem cell populations (9/28/2007)

Human embryonic stem cells can be genetically manipulated to help select out desirable cell types. ...> Full Article

Study of bone marrow stem cells in multiple sclerosis (9/27/2007)

A new pilot clinical trial to test bone marrow stem cell therapy with a small group of patients with multiple sclerosis has started in the UK. ...> Full Article

Fighting golden staph and regenerating skin share in $17 million of medical research funding (9/26/2007)

Researchers receives funding for three years to study a genetic pathway his team have identified that regulates skin stem cells. ...> Full Article

New enzyme research targets osteoporosis (9/25/2007)

Biophysical chemist is working on new research which one day may slow down or switch off certain diseases. ...> Full Article

$7.2 million grant to aid search for ALS stem cell therapy (9/24/2007)

With the help of a $7.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), a team of University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers will explore the potential of stem cells and natural growth factors to treat amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease. ...> Full Article

Cell growth technology promises more successful drug development (9/22/2007)

Scientists have developed unique technology to grow stem cells and other tissue in the laboratory in conditions similar to the way they grow in the human body. ...> Full Article

New use for stem cells found in war on terrorism (9/21/2007)

Scientist has varied uses for stem cells, from detecting toxic agents or explosives to treating head injuries and PTSD. ...> Full Article

Stem Cells Derived from Adult Testes Produce Wide Range of Tissue Types for Therapeutic Organ Regeneration (9/20/2007)

After a decade of research, Howard Hughes Medical Institute scientists have succeeded in reprogramming adult stem cells from the testes of male mice into functional blood vessels and contractile cardiac tissue. The research offers a promising new source of stem cells for use in organ regeneration studies. ...> Full Article

National Stem Cell Bank announces addition of new cell lines (9/18/2007)

The National Stem Cell Bank has announced that it has received select human embryonic stem cell lines from Novocell, a leading stem cell engineering company based in San Diego. With the addition of the new lines, the National Stem Cell Bank will have on deposit 14 of the 21 cell lines listed on the National Institutes of Health (NIH) federal registry. ...> Full Article

World experts attend opening of new UK stem cell and regenerative medicine research centre (9/18/2007)

The new Wolfson Centre for Stem Cells, Tissue Engineering and Modelling (STEM) will be officially opened at the University of Nottingham on the 21st September, 2007 by Sir Keith O'Nions, Director General Science and Innovation at the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills. ...> Full Article

Scientists Eye Secrets of Retinal Regeneration (9/15/2007)

Peering at microscopic changes within the retina, scientists in the Department of Ophthalmology at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City, have discovered a key mechanism driving eye health and eye disease. ...> Full Article

Broad Foundation Donates $20 Million to UCLA Stem Cell Institute (9/15/2007)

The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation is donating $20 million to fund adult and embryonic stem cell research at UCLA, enhancing a program that brings together biologists, chemists, engineers, geneticists and other scientists to develop new and more effective treatments for cancer, HIV/AIDS, Parkinson's disease, metabolic disorders and other medical conditions. ...> Full Article

Scientists discover how to isolate stem cells in womb tissue (9/14/2007)

Scientists in Australia have found a way of identifying probable stem cells in the lining of women's wombs. The finding opens up the possibility of using the stem cells for tissue engineering applications such as building up natural tissue to repair prolapsed pelvic floors. Pelvic floor prolapse is a common condition, affecting over 50% of women after childbirth; around one in ten women have surgery and a third of these women require repeated operations to correct the problem. ...> Full Article

Researchers send experiments into space (9/14/2007)

When a Foton spacecraft launches from Kazakhstan on Sept. 14, two U of T professors will be bidding farewell to its passengers. Not to astronauts - the ship is unmanned - but to their experiments. ...> Full Article

Unique Role for Blood Formation Gene Identified (9/13/2007)

Research reveals new pathway for stem cell turnover ...> Full Article

Keeping the Right Balance - New Insights into the Control of Stem Cells (9/13/2007)

In recent years, researchers have gained ever more insight into the regulation of stem cells and their role in self-renewal and repair mechanisms. One important stem cell regulator discovered is now known as the Wnt signaling pathway. ...> Full Article

Putting Stem Cell Research on the Fast Track (9/13/2007)

Two groups of researchers provide tools to speed stem cell research ...> Full Article

Embryonic stem cell strategy advanced with new finding (9/12/2007)

Scientists are reporting what they say is a significant improvement in the technique for genetically reprogramming mouse cells to their embryonic state, a process that transforms the cells, in essence, into embryonic stem cells. ...> Full Article

Researcher IDs Regenerative Cells in Tendons (9/12/2007)

USC School of Dentistry researcher's findings promise new treatments for tendon injury and disease. ...> Full Article

Stem cells make new heart valves (9/11/2007)

Advance could mean fewer heart surgeries for kids ...> Full Article

Researcher works toward safer gene therapy (9/9/2007)

In work that could lead to safe and effective techniques for gene therapy, MIT researchers have found a way to fine-tune the ability of biodegradable polymers to deliver genes. ...> Full Article

Plant Cell Biologist to Study How Plant Stem-Cells Maintain and Change Their Identity (9/8/2007)

A plant cell biologist at UC Riverside has received a $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation to investigate how plant stem-cells maintain their identity and how they eventually get specialized into different cell types. ...> Full Article

Scientists speed healing of bone damage (9/7/2007)

Blocking a naturally occurring inhibitor of bone formation accelerates healing of skull defects in mice, say researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital. The finding advances the understanding of how the skeleton develops and opens new therapeutic avenues for many of the disorders that are expected to afflict aging baby boomers. ...> Full Article

Embryonic stem cells used to grow cartilage (9/7/2007)

Method is first to yield cartilage-like cells, engineer human cartilage ...> Full Article

Federal grant anchors Texas embryonic stem cell research (9/6/2007)

An $8.7 million five-year grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences promises to kick-start research with human embryonic stem cells in Texas, involving scientists from Baylor College of Medicine and The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston and UT Southwestern Medical School in Dallas, said its BCM principal investigator. ...> Full Article

Study Links Low Level of Neuronal Receptor to Mild Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer's (9/6/2007)

Results of a new study indicate a strong link between the loss of the neuronal receptor LR11 and onset of mild cognitive impairment (MCI), often a harbinger of Alzheimer's disease. ...> Full Article

Molecules that Play Role in Bone Size (9/5/2007)

Mice that do not make the protein CD200 have bigger bones, a finding that raises possibilities for treating osteoporosis, according to a report this week by a Yale School of Medicine researcher in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. ...> Full Article

NIGMS awards University of Washington $10 million for human embryonic stem cell research (9/5/2007)

The National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), one of the National Institutes of Health, has funded a new research program at the University of Washington focused on the study of the basic biology of human embryonic stem cells. ...> Full Article